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{{Infobox Novel|
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novel name= Blood Harvest|
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image= [[Image:NA028_bloodharvest.jpg|250px]]|
{{Infobox Story SMW
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Virgin New Adventures]] |
|image = NA028 bloodharvest.jpg
number= 28 |
|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]] |
|range = Virgin New Adventures
companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] |
|number in range = 28
enemy= [[Agonal]] |
|number = 28
year= [[Earth]], [[USA]], [[Chicago]], [[1929]] <br> Planet of the Vammpires <br> [[Gallifrey]] |
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] |
|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
|featuring = Tom Dekker
release date= July 1994 |
|featuring2 = Romana II
format= Paperback Book, 287 Pages |
|featuring3 = Ivo
isbn= ISBN 0426204174 |
|enemy = [[Agonal]], [[Committee of Three]]
previous story= [[All-Consuming Fire]] |
|setting= {{il|[[Chicago]], [[1929]]|[[vampire planet]], [[E-Space]]|[[Gallifrey]]}}
next story= [[Strange England]]}}
|writer = Terrance Dicks
|cover = [[Bill Donohoe]]
|publisher = Virgin Books
|release date= 21 July 1994
|format = Paperback Book; 33 Chapters, 287 Pages
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20417-4
|prev = All-Consuming Fire (novel)
|next = Strange England (novel)
|featuring4=Kalmar
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the twenty-eighth [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Romana II]]. It also featured a return of several characters and the "[[vampire planet]]" seen in the 1980 television story ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]''.


==Publisher's Summary==
Events in this novel lead to the novel ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'', in order to draw attention to the newly-launched [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line of original novels featuring past Doctors.
''''[[Seventh Doctor|Doc]]'s peddling bootleg liquor in an illegal speakeasy. You’re carrying a gun for him, [[Ace]] - which makes you no better than any other gun-moll.''''


Dekker is a private eye; an honest one. But when [[Al Capone]] hires him to investigate a new joint called ‘Doc’s’, he knows this is one job he can’t refuse. And just why are the Doctor and Ace selling illegal booze in a town full of murderous gangsters?
== Publisher's summary ==
:''"[[Seventh Doctor|Doc]]'s peddling bootleg [[liquor]] in an illegal [[speakeasy]]. You're carrying a [[firearm|gun]] for him, [[Ace]] - which makes you no better than any other gun-moll."''


Meanwhile, [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] has been abandoned on a [[vampire]]-infested planet [[E-Space|outside normal space]]. There she meets a mysterious stranger called [[Romana II|Romanadvoratrelundar]] -- and discovers an ancient and malevolent power, linking [[1929]] [[Chicago]] with a lair of immortal evil.
[[Tom Dekker|Dekker]] is a private eye, an honest one. But when [[Al Capone]] hires him to investigate a new joint called "[[Doc's]]", he knows this is one job he can't refuse. And just why are the Doctor and Ace selling illegal booze in a town full of murderous [[gangster]]s?


The consequences of this story are inextricably linked to events in the Doctor’s past.
Meanwhile, [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] has been abandoned on a [[vampire]]-infested planet [[E-Space|outside normal space]]. There she meets a mysterious stranger called [[Romana II|Romanadvoratrelundar]] — and discovers an ancient and malevolent power, linking [[1929]] [[Chicago]] with a lair of immortal evil.


==Characters==
The consequences of this story are inextricably linked to events in the Doctor's past.
*[[Seventh Doctor | The Doctor]]
**Can play the piano.
**Brews beer in the TARDIS swimming pool and whiskey in the bath.
*[[Ace]]
**Shags Dekker.
**Mobsters call Ace ''the lady in black''.
*[[Bernice Summerfield]]
**Sets up a government based on the British system on the planet of the vampires.
**Can sing the blues.
*[[Romana II | Romana]]
**Talks about the Doctor's companions like they're amusing pets.
*[[Tom Dekker]]
**Events on the planet of the vampires doesn't faze him, but the Doctor still erases bits of his memory.
*[[Agonal]]
*[[Zargo]] (clone)
*[[Camilla]] (clone)
*[[Aukon]] (clone)
*[[Borusa]]
**Freed from imprisonment.


==References==
== Plot ==
* The Doctor gives Benny a SPATAB ([[Spatio-Temporal Alarm Beacon]]), it's a homing beacon for the TARDIS.
''to be added''
 
== Characters ==
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* [[Romana II|Romana]]
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[K9 Mark II|K9]]
* [[Tom Dekker]]
* [[Agonal]]
* [[Al Capone]]
* [[Moran (Blood Harvest)|"Bugs" Moran]]
* Captain [[Dennis Reilly]]
* [[Luigi (Blood Harvest)|Luigi]]
* [[Frank Rio]]
* [[Bill Thompson]]
* [[Harrigan|"Happy" Harrigan]]
* [[Pete Gusenburg]]
* [[Tony Ricotti]]
* [[Hymie Weiss]]
* [[William McSwiggin]]
* [[Morelli (Blood Harvest)|"Swifty" Morelli]]
* [[Anthony Ruthy]]
* [[Jake Lingle]]
* [[Ted Newberry]]
* [[Sam (Blood Harvest)|Sam]]
* [[John May (Blood Harvest)|John May]]
* [[Frank Gusenberg]]
* [[Frank Snyder]]
* [[Jim Clark]]
* [[Schwimmer]]
* [[Ivo]]
* [[Kalmar]]
* Captain [[Varis]]
* Lord [[Yarven]]
* Lord [[Veran]]
* [[Gerda]]
* [[Magda (Blood Harvest)|Magda]]
* [[Katya (Blood Harvest)|Katya]]
* [[Tubar]]
* [[Tarak (Blood Harvest)|Tarak]]
* [[Lothar (Blood Harvest)|Lothar]]
* [[Tolar]]
* [[Aukon|Aukon (clone)]]
* [[Camilla (State of Decay)|Camilla (clone)]]
* [[Zargo|Zargo (clone)]]
* [[Rath]]
* [[Elar]]
* [[Morin]]
* [[Flavia]]
* [[Spandrell]]
* Lieutenant [[Zorell]]
* Commander [[Leran]]
* [[Pogarel]]
* [[Borusa]]
* [[Rassilon]]
* [[Ruath]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Dekker drives a [[Buick]].
* Bernice once worked for the [[Ellerycorp Foundation]].
* Bernice watches a [[Public Record Video]] of [[Flavia]]'s inauguration.
 
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor can play the [[piano]].


* It's revealed the music the [[Fifth Doctor]] played on the Harp on [[Gallifrey]] is called ''[[Rassilon's Lament]]''.
=== Foods and beverages ===
* The Doctor brews [[beer]] in the TARDIS swimming pool and [[whiskey]] in the bath.
* Bernice has a silver flask with her that has [[Eridanian brandy]] in it.
* The Doctor served [[English muffin]]s for breakfast.
* Ace drinks [[coffee]].
* Bernice eats a large meal at Veran's house, which includes venison, pasties, and oatcake, which she washes down with copious amounts of local [[wine]]. She eats [[omelette]] and venison at Lord Sargon's.


=== Individuals ===
* Mobsters call [[Ace]] "the lady in black."
* Ace [[Sex|sleeps with]] Dekker.
* Events on the planet of the vampires in E-Space don't faze [[Tom Dekker]], but the Doctor still erases bits of his memory.
* [[Borusa]] is freed from imprisonment.
=== Music ===
* The music the [[Fifth Doctor]] played on the harp on [[Gallifrey]] to access the time scoop is called ''[[Rassilon's Lament]]''.
=== Planets ===
* Bernice has visited a bar on [[Metebelis III]].
* Bernice has visited a bar on [[Metebelis III]].
=== Technology ===
* The Doctor gives Benny a SPATAB ([[Spatio-Temporal Alarm Beacon]]), a homing beacon for the TARDIS.
=== Time Lords ===
* [[Romana II]] talks about the Doctor's [[companion]]s like they're amusing pets.
* The [[Committee of Three]] use the [[Time Scoop]].
** The Committee of Three are: [[Rath]] (a [[Prydonian]] and [[Goth]]'s younger sibling), [[Elar]] (an [[Arcalian]]) and [[Morin]] (a [[Patrex Chapter|Patraxean]]).


* Romana meets [[Ruathadvorophrenaltid]].
* Romana meets [[Ruathadvorophrenaltid]].


* The [[Commitee of Three]] use the [[Time Scoop]].
== Notes ==
:* The Comittee of Three are: [[Rath]] (a [[Prydonian]] and [[Goth]]'s younger sibling), Elar (an [[Arcalian]]) and Morin (a [[Patrex Chapter|Patraxean]]).
* A [[Prelude Blood Harvest (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 214]].
* The illustration for the cover details a corridor taken from the movie ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' as reference.
* Although the St. Valentine's Day Massacre does indeed take place in 1929 as described in the novel's publisher description, in real life other events in the novel (the shooting at the Hawthorne Hotel and the death of Hymie Weiss) took place in autumn 1926. Furthermore, [[Calvin Coolidge]] announced his decision to not run for reelection in [[1927]].


==Notes==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* This is a sequel to [[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'' and in some ways to [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''.
* The Doctor uses his [[Reichsinspektor General]] badge, and gives back [[Spandrell]]'s [[Gallifreyan Army Knife]], both of which appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]''.
* Dekker reappears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'', in which he meets the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] in [[London]] in [[December]] [[1936]]. He obliquely refers to the Seventh Doctor and Ace. Peri suggests that he is speaking of one of his future incarnations but the Doctor dismisses this idea out of hand.
* In what appears to be a redundancy, [[Borusa]] is freed from his prison in this story, but his redemption is later depicted differently in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]''.
* [[Ruath]]advorophrenaltid makes her first appearance in a brief cameo. She introduces herself as "Ruatha" for short. However, in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'', which includes a retelling of the same scene and the subsequent events, she calls herself "Ruath" instead.
* The Doctor says that "in an authoritarian society, people obey the voice of authority." He also says this in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'', ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'' and ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]''.


==Continuity==
== External links ==
* This is a sequel to [[DW]]: ''[[State of Decay]]'' and in some ways to [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]''.
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona28p.htm Prelude to Blood Harvest as published in DWM #214]
* Events in this novel lead to [[MA]]: ''[[Goth Opera]]'', and was intended to help launch the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line of original novels featuring past Doctors.
{{dwrefguide|who_na28.htm|Blood Harvest}}
* The Doctor gives Spandrell back his Gallifreyan Army Knife, mentioned in [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]''.
* {{whoniverse|na28|Blood Harvest}}
* Dekker reappears in [[PDA]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'', in which he meets the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. He obliquely refers to both the Seventh Doctor and Ace. Peri suggests that he is speaking of one of his future incarnations but the Doctor dismisses it out of hand.
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/blooh.htm The Cloister Library: '''Blood Harvest''']
* In what appears to be a redundancy, [[Borusa]] is freed from his prison in this story although Borusa's redemption had already been depicted in [[EDA]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]''.


==External Links==
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* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_na28.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Blood Harvest''']
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* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/NA28.php The Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide - Blood Harvest]
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona28p.htm Prelude to Blood Harvest as published in DWM #214]
 
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Blood Harvest was the twenty-eighth New Adventures novel. It featured the Seventh Doctor, Ace, Bernice Summerfield and Romana II. It also featured a return of several characters and the "vampire planet" seen in the 1980 television story State of Decay.

Events in this novel lead to the novel Goth Opera, in order to draw attention to the newly-launched Virgin Missing Adventures line of original novels featuring past Doctors.

Publisher's summary

"Doc's peddling bootleg liquor in an illegal speakeasy. You're carrying a gun for him, Ace - which makes you no better than any other gun-moll."

Dekker is a private eye, an honest one. But when Al Capone hires him to investigate a new joint called "Doc's", he knows this is one job he can't refuse. And just why are the Doctor and Ace selling illegal booze in a town full of murderous gangsters?

Meanwhile, Bernice has been abandoned on a vampire-infested planet outside normal space. There she meets a mysterious stranger called Romanadvoratrelundar — and discovers an ancient and malevolent power, linking 1929 Chicago with a lair of immortal evil.

The consequences of this story are inextricably linked to events in the Doctor's past.

Plot

to be added

Characters

Worldbuilding

The Doctor

  • The Doctor can play the piano.

Foods and beverages

  • The Doctor brews beer in the TARDIS swimming pool and whiskey in the bath.
  • Bernice has a silver flask with her that has Eridanian brandy in it.
  • The Doctor served English muffins for breakfast.
  • Ace drinks coffee.
  • Bernice eats a large meal at Veran's house, which includes venison, pasties, and oatcake, which she washes down with copious amounts of local wine. She eats omelette and venison at Lord Sargon's.

Individuals

  • Mobsters call Ace "the lady in black."
  • Ace sleeps with Dekker.
  • Events on the planet of the vampires in E-Space don't faze Tom Dekker, but the Doctor still erases bits of his memory.
  • Borusa is freed from imprisonment.

Music

Planets

Technology

Time Lords

Notes

  • A prelude to this novel was published in DWM 214.
  • The illustration for the cover details a corridor taken from the movie Alien as reference.
  • Although the St. Valentine's Day Massacre does indeed take place in 1929 as described in the novel's publisher description, in real life other events in the novel (the shooting at the Hawthorne Hotel and the death of Hymie Weiss) took place in autumn 1926. Furthermore, Calvin Coolidge announced his decision to not run for reelection in 1927.

Continuity

External links

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